Featured Animals – Giraffe

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Experience Cheyenne Mountain Zoo’s renowned giraffe herd in their home, the African Rift Valley exhibit. Watch the largest giraffe herd at any zoo in North America “stampede” outdoors most mornings through a special drawbridge, spending the day grazing and relaxing in their savanna home, and then going back in for the night. Tune in on our Giraffe Cams for a sneek-peek!

Discover “everything giraffe” around the Zoo below; from news to adoptions, births, conservation programs, your own encounter options, animal experiences, shows, events and more.

Giraffe Highlights

Giraffe Demo Times

  • 2 p.m.
    Giraffe Training
    African Rift Valley

    Boardwalk or barn (weather dependent). Have you heard about our herd? Cheyenne Mountain Zoo has one of the largest giraffe herds in the U.S., and we can’t wait to tell you all about them! Our giraffe will show you their training in action, and you can learn about how these gentle giants are helping to save their wild counterparts.

    Daily

Everything Giraffe

CMZoo's Giraffe Herd List - (oldest to youngest)

Name SexDate of BirthGiraffe Profile PDFs
RiyadhfemaleJuly 16, 1990Riyadh's Profile page
MuzikifemaleApril 3, 1998Muziki's Profile page
AmanifemaleDecember 13, 1999Amani's Profile page
LakeishafemaleMarch 9, 2000Lakeisha's Profile page
TwigafeamleDecember 10, 2000Twiga's Profile page
MsichanafemaleSeptember 21, 2002Msichana's Profile page
MahalimaleMay 11, 2003Mahali's Profile page
LaikipiafemaleJune 20, 2007Laikipia's Profile page
AzmerafemaleJuly 24, 2007Azmera's Profile page
KhalidmaleMay 3, 2008Khalid's Profile page
MsitufemaleFebruary 5, 2009Msitu's Profile page
MashamamaleMarch 23, 2010Mashama's Profile page
TumbilimaleMarch 24, 2010Tumbili's Profile page
BaileyfemaleMarch 16, 2012Bailey's Profile page
Panya femaleAugust 13, 2017Panya's Profile page coming soon!
Viv femaleJuly 6, 2019Viv's Profile page coming soon!
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